Whether your patron’s 2024 plans include embarking on self-improvement journeys, starting new academic research or home-improvement projects, learning a new hobby or staying engaged with world news, Flipster has the digital magazines they’re looking for. Here are five reasons to read digital magazines this year:
Instant Access to New and Back Issues from Any Location
Flipster digital magazines can be downloaded to the Flipster Android and iOS apps for convenient reading from any location, making it the perfect companion for any adventures your patrons find themselves on this year. With no limit on magazine downloads within the app, patrons can easily prepare for a long road trip or for a few minutes in between work meetings with engaging digital magazine content covering a variety of topics.
Modern, Convenient and User-Friendly
Help patrons forget the days of lugging around print magazines and encourage them to discover the convenience of digital magazines this year. Unlike print magazines, digital magazines come with extra benefits like increased accessibility, simplified page navigation, user-friendly browsing and more. Additionally, EBSCO recently released a new Flipster interface which provides a variety of updated benefits including offering library users a more modern and efficient search and reading experience across all devices. Click here to read more about the new Flipster UI.
Trusted Source for News and World Events
As disinformation becomes more prevalent, each year it also becomes even more important to find legitimate news sources for politics, business and global events. With highly-regarded insights from top experts in their fields, Flipster has the noteworthy magazines your patrons can rely on for news or research projects.
Sustainable and Earth Friendly
Encourage patrons to make greener, more sustainable choices this year by choosing digital magazines instead of print. Compared to print magazines, digital magazines are not only more convenient for on-the-go use, but they also leave a much lighter environmental footprint. Additionally, digital magazines allow libraries to skip shipping and delivery times typically needed for print magazines. With instantaneous access upon a new issue’s release, choosing digital can also help your patrons stay up-to-date on the latest news and trends without delay.
Health and Wellness Benefits
Finding time for leisure reading comes with many health and wellness benefits, however, incorporating it into one’s daily schedule can be challenging in practice. With on-the-go, easy access to fascinating content through Flipster, making time for a few minutes of leisure reading can be less of a challenge. Pausing and taking time to read engaging and interesting content is a great way to improve things like concentration, memory and focus capacity. Click here to learn more about the benefits of leisure reading.
With a wide variety of content on topics from cooking to business, Flipster has digital magazines for every age and interest. Choose from more than 1,200 digital magazines on a variety of topics or add to your existing collection using EBSCOhost Collection Manager (ECM).
Do your patrons know the benefits of reading digital magazines? Download our poster to display in your library or on your website to bring awareness.
